I can't stop the opportunity when it comes.
The Tang Dynasty only produced the Holy Buddha Tang Sanzang, and it has undergone such a radical change. In fact, the Qiankun Bow and the Sky-shattering Arrow were not considered top-notch magic weapons in the ancient human race, otherwise they would not have fallen into the "unmanned" state of Chentangguan. Ask about it."
Of course, it may be because of the Jiuli fighting spirit in it that those who covet this treasure will retreat in the face of difficulties.
Those who know the inside story still know very well that even if this magic weapon is in hand, it will not be able to exert its true power, because once its spirituality is stimulated, the Jiuli fighting spirit in it will inevitably be triggered, and when the time comes, the catastrophe will fall. No It is said that it is difficult to preserve the divine weapon during the catastrophe, and whether the person holding the treasure can escape unscathed is a matter of two opinions.
But when Master Tripitaka took action, everything changed.
Xue Rengui got off the altar, and Nezha also took out the gifts he had prepared, "Master Sanzang, this is Nezha who went to the Golden Light Cave in Qianyuan Mountain to ask Master for a lotus platform."
"Master said that as the Holy Buddha of the Three Realms, how could he not have a suitable mount? And knowing that the Master did not want to ride on the mount, he specially asked Nezha to give this green lotus to the Master."
It was obviously a blue lotus flower, but at this moment it was blooming with nine colors of brilliance. When the treasure light shone brightly, the lotus lantern held by the Three Holy Mothers in the hands and Nezha itself also showed a unique light at the same time.
Lishan Laomu immediately smiled and said: "It's also fate. When I passed by Qianyuan Mountain that year, I saw a green lotus embryo gestating in a cave. However, it was congenitally incomplete and difficult to shape, so I left the lotus lantern here. The cave was occupied by Master Taiyi because the lotus lantern always bloomed here, so it was named Golden Light Cave by him."
"Later, Baolian Lantern met Yang Chan and was born. Nezha's current lotus incarnation also came from the same source. And the lotus platform in front of you was transformed from that green lotus back then. Now it is the most suitable lotus platform for Sanzang to sit on. but."
"This is their destiny."
After hearing this, everyone nodded repeatedly, and at the same time expressed their envy.
But some people with quick minds thought of some strange things, such as: Didn't Taiyi Zhenren guarding the Golden Light Cave suffer a big loss?
After working for a long time, you still can’t save it?
The lotus lantern was taken away by the Three Holy Mothers; the lotus roots, lotus leaves and lotus flowers completed the lotus incarnation of Nezha; even the last lotus platform was taken away by Nezha and is now given to Master Tripitaka as a congratulatory gift.
Together, he was the tool to take care of the Nuwa Empress. He didn't even save his family fortune for many years, and gave it all to Nezha for self-defense.
Now Master Taiyi is practicing alone in the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain. If it weren't for Nezha's lively temper, he wouldn't be able to stay idle at all. He would make noises with him every now and then, and he would be like an empty-nest old man.
Everyone else is envious of Master Tripitaka's good opportunity to receive so many precious treasures in just one sect opening ceremony. In the past, these were rare treasures of heaven and earth, and spiritual root artifacts that could only be encountered but not sought!
If anyone wanders in the Three Realms and gets the slightest rumor, it will definitely trigger a bloody storm.
But now, apart from involuntarily showing some envy, everyone's expressions have no other strange expressions. This kind of thing happened to Master Sanzang, and everyone just took it for granted.
Fahai was by no means a hypocritical person, but seeing the gifts given by everyone becoming more valuable, he was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.
These are all favors. Although he is a member of the Buddhist sect, his face is really not that thick. Now that he has accepted the heavy gifts from others, the entanglement between cause and effect has become even deeper.
However, Fa Hai will not worry too much about this, because their master and disciple have a good relationship with these distinguished guests. It can be said that the relationship between them has not changed because of these gifts.
Fahai immediately refined the lotus platform.
At this moment, he is wearing a crown of five Buddhas, a brocade cassock, a nine-ring tin staff in one hand, and a dragon whisker in the other. He is sitting on the green lotus, looking like a holy Buddha.
The only imperfection is that there is a string of Buddhist beads missing from the hands of this holy Buddha. The old lady of Lishan originally gave a string of Buddhist beads to Tripitaka, but now the beads have fallen into the hands of the Queen of Xiliang. This can be regarded as a string of Buddhist beads for Tripitaka. The Master’s karma in the human world also proves Master Tripitaka’s words that he came from the mortal world.
The Li family father and son were followed by the Barefoot Immortal. This Immortal met Master Tripitaka for the first time, but he also made an extraordinary move. He obtained a set of wooden fish refined from the sacred trees of Dongzhou to celebrate the establishment of the Weishi Sect.
The Barefoot Immortal exchanged a few words with Sanzang about the scene, and without lingering for long, he handed over and walked off the altar.
Afterwards, when everyone saw that Taibai Jinxing was silent, they knew that this veteran had probably received the Jade Emperor's order and had to stand in a row at the back. Therefore, Erlang Zhenjun and Mr. Ziyu apologized to each other and held hands, and Mr. Ziyu walked up casually. He walked up to the altar, bowed his hands in all directions, and then stopped in front of Master Tripitaka.
Fa Hai did not dare to entrust him, so he bowed together when Mr. Ziyu saluted.
"Sir, it's been a long time."
This time it was Fahai who spoke first.
When everyone present saw this scene, they couldn't help but have some doubts in their hearts. Who is this gentleman that he can receive such courtesy from Master Tripitaka?
Everyone now knows something about Master Tripitaka’s temperament. Even though Ci’en Temple is now full of immortals and Buddhas, there are not many that can welcome Master Tripitaka like this. Moreover, the gods and immortals looked at each other and noticed that everyone They didn't seem to recognize this gentleman dressed as a Confucian scholar.
But they are not in a hurry. The smarter ones can already deduce the origin of the other party. Those who are too lazy to think about it don't panic. As long as one person knows who this gentleman is, everyone present will know it sooner or later.
Besides, now that he is on the altar, shouldn’t he declare his family status?
Li Chunfeng, who was on the side, saw that the emperor was only slightly confused, and then he seemed to understand. He was also a little curious, so he asked the emperor, "Your Majesty is well-versed, but do you know the origin of this gentleman?"
As the spokesperson of the current human religion in the world, Li Chunfeng naturally recognized Mr. Ziyu. Originally, he wanted to introduce a few things to His Majesty, but now it seems that it is better to add a few words and let His Majesty tell the origin of this gentleman.
"Hahahaha——" Li Shimin laughed a few times after hearing this, and then said to the ministers: "This gentleman must be no one else. He is the one mentioned by my younger brother before. He came down from the Fire Cloud Cave and came to the earth. Mr. Ziyu, the founder of Western education and preaching.”
There are two Confucian scholars, one is Mencius and the other is Zengzi.
But no matter which one he was, it was enough to make the Confucian scholars of the Tang Dynasty go crazy.
"Xiao Ke once went to see the Holy Buddha."
Wow——
Under the altar, the officials immediately lost their composure, especially the great Confucians who were serving in the court. If they had not been attending the opening ceremony of the Weishi Sect in Ci'en Temple, they would have gone up to pay homage to the "ancestor". .
At that time, the disciples of Kong Sheng were known as the Seventy-Two Sages, but there were definitely not many who could go to the Fire Cloud Cave with them. And this Mr. Ziyu definitely did not rely on the shelter of Kong Sheng. He was able to ascend to the Fire Cloud Cave entirely because of his own knowledge. And cultivation.
Mr. Ziyu has always been the most humble. His fellow disciple Zigong once commented: "Full but not overflowing, real but empty, worse than short, it was difficult for the previous kings to do it. He is learned in everything, his appearance is respectful, and his appearance is respectful." De Dun: He believes everything he says to others; he is arrogant and always speaks loudly, which is what Zeng Shen did."
Zigong was one of the "Ten Philosophers" under the Confucian sect, and although Zeng Shen was not among them, his knowledge and status among the Confucian sect were definitely not below the "Ten Philosophers".
Si, the grandson of Confucius, also studied under Zeng Zi. He relied on Zeng Zi's careful teachings to achieve success in his studies. Then Mencius, another great Confucian sage, learned from Zisi's lineage.
The widely circulated Confucianism and Mencius' teachings today are naturally inseparable from Zengzi's inheritance and development. It can also be seen that Zengzi actually played a role in connecting the past and the future in the Confucianism school, and had a pivotal position.
Now he is preaching in the world again, and even opened Confucian schools to the Kingdom of Tianzhu. I am afraid that Zeng Zi's reputation will be even more widespread in the future.
Li Shimin has never met this gentleman, but this does not prevent him from guessing Zeng Zi's identity. After all, there is only one Confucian scholar in this world who can let his imperial brother personally send invitations. After meeting, he is still so polite. .
When his younger brother mentioned this gentleman's name that day, Li Shimin had only one thought in his mind: He had to invite him back from the West!
What do those barbarians in the West know about the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?
Our country, China, is the orthodox Confucian school!
The Confucian scholars of the Tang Dynasty were very popular with the emperor. After all, mounting a horse can kill the enemy, and dismounting can calm the people. For Li Shimin, a man of great talent and strategy, the more the better.
Not much else to say. Just like Wang Xuance, his abilities were more tyrannical than most of the generals in the Tang Dynasty, but he considered himself a Confucian scholar, so he worked as a civil servant.
Moreover, at the meetings of the Tang Dynasty, there would be some quarrels from time to time. If the dispute became fierce, someone would naturally be unable to resist taking action first, and a chaotic fight would ensue.
Even Cheng Yaojin, who calls himself the "Demon King of the World", may not be able to escape unscathed when faced with an attack by a group of civil servants.
The Tang Dynasty was "rich in martial virtue", which is not just talk.
Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that the great ancestor Li Yuan named his reign "Wude". After all, in the early days of Wude, there were more than a dozen large and small forces in the Central Plains. "Martial virtue", he brazenly launched the Xuanwumen Incident, killing Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qi Li Yuanji, and forcing Emperor Gaozu to abdicate.
"When I received the invitation from the Holy Buddha, Xiao Ke was really embarrassed for a long time." Zeng Zi smiled at Master Sanzang and said: "After all, when Xiao Ke was thrown into the world by Master, except for a book of Analects, he really had nothing. ——”
"After thinking about it, Xiao Ke only has this little knowledge in his mind that is worthy of praise." Zeng Zi took out the scrolls on both sides from his arms and sent them to Master Sanzang, "It's not a treasure from heaven or earth, let alone a magical weapon. They are the "Great Learning" and "The Classic of Filial Piety" written by Xiao Ke himself when he came."
It would be fine if it were just "The Great Learning" and "The Classic of Filial Piety", but Zeng Zi later said, "There are my annotations in them."
boom--!
The situation was almost out of control. If the Confucian scholars and scribes were not still sensible, they would not know what they would do at this moment.
There are some words that are not suitable to be spoken at this time. In fact, in Master Sanzang’s view, these “study scriptures” are the real treasures of the human race. Their significance to the human race is definitely above those of heaven and earth treasures and divine weapons. of.
When the Qiankun Bow and Sky-shattering Arrow appeared, all the generals were excited to see them, but they knew that these magic weapons were none other than Xue Rengui, the current top master of the Tang Dynasty military. Therefore, although their hearts were agitated, they did not react. Too gaffeful.
But these two books, "The Great Learning" and "The Classic of Filial Piety", written and annotated by Zeng Zi himself, are completely different. They will be the wealth of the entire Tang Dynasty literary world.
Fa Hai, who was well aware of the significance of these two volumes of classics to the human race, immediately said: "How dare a poor monk secretly seize these two volumes of treasure?"
"Holy Buddha!"
But it was Zengzi who spoke first and said, "These two volumes should have been left in the temple originally."
For Zengzi, his knowledge was actually priceless, but what he originally did was to preach and receive karma, so he would not be stingy about spreading his knowledge among the people. But these two books were handwritten by him and given to Tripitaka. A congratulatory gift from the mage for opening the sect.
What the world wants is the truth in the book, not his worthless pen and ink.
"Amitabha." Fahai clasped his hands together and smiled at Zengzi: "Sir, don't worry, the poor monk will carefully treasure the knowledge in these two volumes of books, and the poor monk will never keep them privately. The Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty, academies in various places, Aristocratic families and bookstores from all over the world can come and make copies for distribution to the world.”
"That's very good."
Zengzi also smiled, Master Tripitaka really believed in him.
The Confucian scholars and scribes present finally calmed down a bit and calmed down their previous excitement. After the ceremony was over, they came to borrow books and copy them. They also began to be wary of each other around their colleagues, including some who had been with them for many years. Friends.
Although Erlang Zhenjun and Zeng Zi knew each other, their relationship was not very close before. It was only after they came to Ci'en Temple today that they had a few in-depth conversations.
When Zengzi stepped down from the stage, Erlang Zhenjun specially stepped forward to greet him.
He had an immature idea, and wanted his son to become a disciple of Mr. Ziyu, but he felt it was a little abrupt and hadn't figured out how to speak for the moment.
Although his son definitely had no shortage of people to teach him his skills, Yang Jian could not help but have this idea after meeting this Confucian scholar.
It is also the Jade Emperor who has always had the idea of promoting the "unity of the three religions". As the judicial god of heaven, Yang Jian naturally understands this matter.
Hmm. After the ceremony is over, why not give Mr. Ziyu an invitation for his child's first birthday.
When they saw Yang Jian on the altar, the gods suddenly thought that they had to give two gifts in succession this month. Especially when Yang Jian was getting married, the gods at that time basically did not dare to go because of the Jade Emperor's decree.
This is Young Master Yang’s first birthday party, why don’t you express yourself properly?
Yang Jian is grand, but the three princesses of the West Sea are not big-minded. Even if Erlangshen will not target them if they blow a few words, some invisible benefits may be inadvertently drained away from them. For example, the original Once it's their turn to reincarnate in the next world, they will probably change their names.
